A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

Brian P. Lazzaro from Cornell University discusses the role of dynamic feedbacks in determining infection outcomes ...

Plants use sophisticated molecular machinery to distinguish friend from foe, co-exist with other organisms and defend against pathogens. Similarly, plant pathogens have evolved intricate strategies to ...

Researchers discovered a possible weakness in the deadly hospital superbug C. auris that could lead to new treatments for the ...

Adult bacterial meningitis carries high mortality and neurological complications, especially from Listeria and Streptococcus ...

The Forum on Microbial Threats will host a public workshop to examine how genomics technologies have been applied to disease surveillance and response and identify potential opportunities for broader ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team investigated Escherichia albertii, what is known about this bacterium, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pathogen reduction lowers the risk of transmitting dangerous pathogens to other patients. Examples of pathogen ...

Antimicrobial resistance and ecological disruption caused by broad-spectrum disinfectants have created an urgent need for ...